Detectives are hunting three men, including one who escaped on a bike, after the victim was attacked at around 5.15pm in Orphanage Road on Sunday.

Jason Foy posted shocking images of the scene after he stopped to help the stricken man with his partner, Kylie Bickley.

The 27-year-old from Castle Bromwich had been driving home from Sutton Coldfield with his 28-year-old partner Kylie Bickley when they spotted the victim lying in blood.

Jason Foy from Castle Bromwich who stepped in to help a young man who was stabbed in leg

Jason, who works for aluminium company, instinctively raced over to help the man as the couple’s young children, three-year-old Oscar and six-week-old Olivia, slept in the back of the car.

He said: “We had been looking for somewhere to eat in Sutton and couldn’t find anywhere, so we headed back towards home. We had taken a few detours and didn’t really know the area all that well when we spotted the lad on the pavement.

“There were a few other people around too and I just pulled up and ran over. It was instinctive and it was obvious that he needed help so that’s what I tried to do. Kylie shouted because she could see there was a knife nearby, so I took out my phone and started filming what was happening.”

The stabbing incident on Orphanage Road, Erdington

Jason said he asked for a belt from other onlookers and his partner, who is a carer and is trained in first aid, rushed over and used a baby muslin to try and stem the bleed.

He added: “I have injured my own leg in the past and I knew we needed to try and tie it with something. I asked if anyone had a belt and someone brought over a belt or a lead, which we used.

“At this point my girlfriend ran over and I went back to the car to be with the children, who were asleep, which was obviously very fortunate. She is a carer and is trained in first aid and she used Olivia’s muslin to put pressure on the wound.

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Other witnesses at the scene told Jason that the victim had been a Good Samaritan who had himself stepped in to try and help a teenage girl who had been hit by the gang.

He added: “The knife was huge. Just standing by it made me feel uncomfortable.

“The really big worry is thinking about it afterwards. I would also have also intervened if I had seen a young girl being hit. It’s scary to think that people are carrying these weapons out on the streets like that.”

Jason said it was only when they returned to the car that the shock started to sink in.

He added: “Kylie had blood on her hands, so we had to wash that off with some water in the car and it also took a while for it to sink in before we headed for home. Luckily the children stayed asleep and we ordered some food because we couldn’t face going out.

“We didn’t sleep much either as we have never been involved in anything like this before. We have spoken to the police and it’s good news that his life is not in danger.”

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: “Officers were called to Orphanage Road, Erdington, at around 5.15pm on Sunday September 18 following reports that three men had approached the 25-year-old and stabbed him in the leg.

“One attacker made off on a push bike and the other two left the scene in a dark coloured vehicle.